[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 132 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PAULA SZYPKO, M.D., FCAP

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                           HON. VIRGINIA FOXX

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 7, 2007

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a fine doctor 
from North Carolina, my friend Dr. Paula Szypko of High Point. Her 
commitment to advocating for quality care for her patients is truly 
admirable.
  Dr. Szypko will be stepping down at the end of this month as chair of 
the Federal and State Affairs Committee of the College of American 
Pathologists. Pathologists are physicians who help care for patients 
every day by providing doctors with the information they need to ensure 
appropriate patient care.
  As a pathologist specializing in anatomic and clinical pathology at 
the North State Pathology Associates in High Point, she has been a 
leading advocate for early cancer screening tests, especially Pap 
tests. No screening test in medical history has been as effective for 
early detection of cervical cancer in women as the Pap examination.
  As a member of the American College of Pathologists' Spokesperson 
Network, she has made numerous television appearances to advance this 
cause. For her effort she was awarded the CAP William H. Kuehin, Ph.D., 
Outstanding Communicator Award in 1999.

  Her commitment to patient access to quality health care led her to 
meet with President George Bush in 2002, along with former Health and 
Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, at the High Point Regional 
Health System in High Point, NC, to discuss her concerns about the 
rising cost of medical liability insurance.
  Dr. Szypko received her medical degree from the Wake Forest 
University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem. Following medical 
school, Dr. Szypko completed an internship in internal medicine at 
Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, and served her 
residency at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
  While Dr. Szypko will be stepping down as chair of the College of 
American Pathologists' Federal and State Committee, I know that she 
will be a strong voice for promoting quality health care excellence in 
her profession. Please join me in recognizing this outstanding 
physician for her advocacy and commitment to the patients she serves.

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